We all go through life bristling at our external limitations, but the most difficult chains to break are inside us.

Having an affair with an intern is just an incredibly stupid thing to do.

I want to see Bob Dylan do sketch comedy. I'm a huge Bob Dylan fan.

As an actor you always feel like you're swimming upstream.

Whatever you do, make sure you want to write more than you want to be a writer. Make sure you want to act more than you want to be an actor. That is what will sustain you.

When you act, you're always playing a version of yourself. You can't bring more to the role than what you are

You don't want to become one of those Hollywood idiots who is just blathering about anything